mark ming

Hand picked and specially chosen to attend Officer Cadet School. Only 22 out of 250 qualify, selection is based on physical fitness, planning expertise and leadership skills Completed 5 static line parachute jumps from 1000 feet, conducted from a CH47 Chinook, thus completing the Basic Airborne Course Successfully completed the Jungle Confidence Course, a mentally and physically taxing course which see participants thrown into a 9 day survival program, compete with an estimate of more than 50 km close terrain navigation, 2 day individual survival evaluation. All done with only 2 days rations

* Overall in charge of liaising and coordinating training resources with internal and external bodies * Coordinated and planned mobilization exercises for the entire Commando NS unit * In charge of crafting training programs and syllabus to boost and enhance training * Representing Officer involved in Exercise Wallaby where we trained in joint unit exercises with the Singapore Special Forces, Commando NS units and various other Army divisions

* Co-founder of Summerfrost, a small start up specializing in healthy desserts and frozen yogurt * Managed and led the founding team, consisting of people with operations, engineering, marketing and finance backgrounds * Propelled the business to break even in a month, with total sales revenue of over S$4000 * Gained the soft skills of people and employee management * Obtained realistic working experience in management and planning. * Succeeded and partnered with several F&B start-ups (eg. The Hotbox) to promote and enhance sales and profits

* Overall in charge of multiple research projects which spearheaded and influenced changes in Army training and operations * Crafted and presented research papers and proposals in both Institute and Army level conferences * Coordinated and worked with various external agents in testing and streamlining various projects

* Drafted policy papers studying issues and trends related to key Middle East portfolios for various internal and external stakeholders. * Conceptualized and executed intra and inter Ministry communication strategies for high-level incoming and outgoing visits. * Developed budgeting and financial strategies between the Ministry and NUS-Middle East Institute.

* Created an excel-based model to assist in global competitor analysis, streamlining SGX's monthly and quarterly reporting while at the same time assembled decks to assist management in analysing monthly and quarterly results for purpose of planning and strategy * Analysed data and developed charts to summarize SGX share price performance and other finance indicators compared it between peer exchanges * Analysed data for potential investor profiling and developed slides for investor meetings and conferences

* Obtained on-the-ground exposure and experience in futures and commodity trading, brokering and dealing * Quoted in an article in the China Post while assisting in market reports and projections using economic and technical fundamentals * Assisted the Business Development unit in events and aided in the renewal of their corporate website * Proposed and crafted market strategies and intelligence to improve Phillip Future’s international and local position and presence * Completed both CKA and CAR test by SGX, qualified to trade Currency, Futures and Options

* Assisted the Macro-desk in compiling,crafting and proof-reading OCBC's Daily Treasury Outlooks and daily reports, mainly focusing on economic events, data analysis and equity market performance * Aided in the preparation of OCBC's Weekly Macro Views and developed charts to illustrate week-on-week fund movements * Crafted and published various decks and research articles, consisting of macro and micro economic analysis on behalf of OCBC Global Treasury Research * Responsible for writing and designing OCBC's Weekly Fund Flow Updates, summarising and analysing global capital movements in bond, equity and money markets * Also responsible for the monthly crafting of OCBC's "Economic and Financial Indicators" report. This paper summarises important economic events in the previous month while providing insights and views into the up and coming month. * Supported OCBC's Global Treasury Research team with the management of their website.

Tennis | Secretary/Treasurer (2008-2009) - Represented the school in national inter-college A division championships (2008 and 2009) - In charge of liaising and coordinating with various schools for events and competitions - Handled the team's finances - Took part in 2 leadership-training camps and 1 accredited umpiring course Activities and Societies: Tennis

Tennis | Secretary/Treasurer (2008-2009) - Represented the school in national inter-college A division championships (2008 and 2009) - In charge of liaising and coordinating with various schools for events and competitions - Handled the team's finances - Took part in 2 leadership-training camps and 1 accredited umpiring course

NTU Frisbee Club | Head of Events and Publicity (2013 - 2015) - Organized and headed competitions and events both internally and externally - Represented the school in Inter-varsity developmental tournaments in 2013 and 2014 - Played an integral role in creating a bonded and cohesive team of atheletes NTU Hall of Residence 13 Dinner and Dance 2013 and 2014 committee | Chief Event Manager (2013 - 2015) - Successfully planned and organized a residence wide Dinner and Dance for 150 people - Liaised and coordinated with various parties, ranging from hotels to sponsors - In charge of scheduling and coordination between all parties involved during the event itself ----------------------------- NTU, HSS Inter-faculty Tennis | Captain and Manager (2013-2015) NTU, HSS Inter-faculty Ultimate Frisbee | Captain (2013-2015) NTU, Hall of Residence 13 Tennis | Captain and Manager (2012-2015) NTU, Hall of Residence 13 Drama Production | Cast (2012-2013)

Modules Taken: - Advanced Macroeconomics (A) - Topics in Financial Economics (A) - Business Finance (A) Essex Blades Ultimate Frisbee | Member - Represented the school in various competitions both internally and regionally - Development Division Champions 2015 - UKU LIWL Indoor developmental competition, 2nd placing

Boys Brigade, Singapore 7th Company | Sergeant (2004-2007) Drama Society | Member (2004-2007)